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Travel With Your Library!

Whether you travel by car, plane, train, or toboggan this season, take the library with you! You can download Hoopla and Libby apps to your phone or tablet for instant access to library materials on the go!

With Hoopla, you can instantly borrow audiobooks, music, TV shows, e-books, and comics for free. The best part? No late fees. Ever. Everything automatically returns. You get 8 checkouts per month with your card. No wifi? No problem! You can download the materials you've borrowed to your device for streaming without using wifi or wasting data.

Signing up is simple. Download the Hoopla app to your phone or tablet or visit hoopladigital.com. Input an email, a password, and your library card number (on the back of your card) and voila!

Libby (an app by Overdrive) offers popular audiobook and e-book titles. The user-friendly app guides you step by step through signing up. All you need is your library card! Like Hoopla, there are no late fees to worry about and downloading borrowed material to your device is simple. Unlike Hoopla, you can browse for titles that are immediately available or add your name to a holds list.

Whether you are heading on a lengthy family roadtrip or flying solo, there's something for everyone on these apps! Not sure what to listen to? Here's a few suggestions to get you started:

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